treta yuga

noun

tre·​ta yuga

ˈtrātə-

Hinduism

: the second age of a world cycle

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit tretāyuga, from tretā third throw of the dice, triad (from traya triple, threefold, from tri three) + yuga yoke, age of the world

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